Meanings of minor planet names: 391001–392000
As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center, and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified span of numbers that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names. Besides the Minor Planet Circulars (in which the citations are published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.
Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 391701–391800 | |||
| 391795 Univofutah | 2008 RV77 | The University of Utah is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah. † | |
| 391901–392000 | |||
| 391988 Illmárton | 2008 YF26 | Márton Ill (1930–2015), a Hungarian astronomer and space scientist. † | |
| Preceded by 390,001–391,000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 391,001–392,000 |
Succeeded by 392,001–393,000 |
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